Probe body formed to detect source of IS cap

Convicted militant Rakibul Hassan Rigan wears cap with emblem of Islamic State after a Dhaka court delivered verdict on Holey Artisan attack case on Wednesday. Photo: Dipu Malakar
Convicted militant Rakibul Hassan Rigan wears cap with emblem of Islamic State after a Dhaka court delivered verdict on Holey Artisan attack case on Wednesday. Photo: Dipu Malakar

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) formed a three-member committee to find out how Rakibul Hasan Regan, who along with six others was sentenced to death in the Holey Artisan café attack case on Wednesday, got the cap with Islamic State (IS) symbol, reports UNB.

Seven people, including Regan, were sentenced to death on Wednesday for their roles in the Holey Artisan café attack, one of the deadliest terror attacks in Bangladesh’s history that claimed the lives of 22 people, including 17 foreigners.

After the delivery of the verdict, Regan put his hand into his pocket and brought out a prayer cap decorated with the symbol of IS and then put it on his head amid shouts of 'Allahu Akbar' from the other convicts.

Contacted, deputy commissioner (media) of the DMP Masudur Rahman said the DMP formed the probe body on Wednesday evening with joint commissioner (DB) Mahbub Alamas as its head.

Other committee members are Moshiur Rahman, deputy commissioner of DB (North division) and ADC Sajjad Hossain.

The committee was asked to submit its report within three working days.